Morristown's mayor: I was "verbally," not physically, attacked on street

8:11 PM,
Dec. 9, 2009

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MORRISTOWN - Mayor Donald Cresitello said he will ask planning board member Michael Pooler to recuse himself from hearing his application to subdivide his Mills Street property, citing a verbal attack that he alleges took place this past spring.

Cresitello first made the allegation Tuesday night at the end of a special planning board hearing attended by dozens of people. At the time, Cresitello said he had been "physically attacked" by Pooler but on Wednesday said he meant to say he had been verbally assaulted.